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EIGHTEENTH DAY, FIRST SPECIAL SESSION

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MORNING SESSION

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Senate Chamber, Olympia, Monday, March 27, 2000

      The Senate was called to order at 10:30 a.m. by President Owen. The Secretary called the roll and announced to the President that all Senators were present except Senators Benton, Brown, Finkbeiner, Hargrove, Kline, McDonald, Oke, Patterson, Roach and Sellar.

      The Sergeant at Arms Color Guard, consisting of staff members Bonnie Henderson and Elwanda Bryant, presented the Colors. Senator Margarita Prentice offered the prayer.

MOTION

      On motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the reading of the Journal of the previous day was dispensed with and it was approved.

MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR

March 24, 2000

TO THE HONORABLE, THE SENATE OF THE STATE OF WASHINGTON

Ladies and Gentlemen:

      I have the honor to advise you that on March 24, 2000, Governor Locke approved the following Senate Bills entitled:

      Substitute Senate Bill No. 5330

      Relating to resident tuition for active duty military personnel.

      Second Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 5610

      Relating to civil penalties levied by the department of licensing for unlawful sale of used motor vehicles by unlicensed parties.

      Senate Bill No. 5739

      Relating to certificates of death or fetal death.

      Senate Bill No. 6139

      Relating to estate tax apportionment.

      Senate Bill No. 6140

      Relating to references in instruments to section 2033A of the internal revenue code.

      Senate Bill No. 6172

      Relating to bone marrow donation.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6217

      Relating to technical and clarifying amendments to the dependency and termination of parental rights statutes.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6218

      Relating to technical and clarifying amendments to the family reconciliation act.

      Substitute Senate Bill No. 6233

      Relating to the developmental disabilities endowment trust fund.

      Engrossed Senate Bill No. 6236

      Relating to the transfer of data for operational, evaluation, and research purposes.

      Substitute Senate Bill No. 6260

      Relating to manufacture of a controlled substance with children present.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6264

      Relating to intermediate drivers' licenses.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6305

      Relating to guardians ad litem.

      Substitute Senate Bill No. 6361

Relating to child abuse and neglect reporting, investigation, and training procedures and the administration of the Washington state schools for the blind and for the deaf.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6389

      Relating to court jurisdiction over permanency planning matters in dependency proceedings.

      Substitute Senate Bill No. 6502

      Relating to long-term care training.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6559

      Relating to notification of the availability of programs leading to college credit.

      Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill No. 6676

Relating to the use of city or town rights of way by telecommunications and cable television providers.

      Engrossed Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6683

      Relating to reporting information on routine traffic enforcement.

      Senate Bill No. 6770

      Relating to the exceptional faculty awards program.

      Second Substitute Senate Bill No. 6811

      Relating to sick leave and leave sharing for part-time academic employees of community and technical colleges.

Sincerely,

EVERETT H. BILLINGSLEA, General Counsel

MESSAGE FROM STATE OFFICE

STATE OF WASHINGTON

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND INDUSTRIES

March 23, 2000

Tony Cook

Secretary of the Senate

Post Office Box 40482

Olympia, Washington 98504-0482

      SUBJECT: Permanent Partial Disability Closures of Self-Insured Claims

                                      Report to the Legislature

Dear Mr. Cook:

      In 1997, Substitute House Bill No. 1607 amended RCW 51.32.055 and granted self-insured employers the authority to close permanent partial disability (PPD) claims. It also required the Department of Labor and Industries to conduct a review of PPD claim closure activity by both self-insured employers and the self-insurance section of the department. The review was to include closure activity through at least June 30, 1999.

      The enclosed report identifies the number and types of claims closed, protested and reconsidered, appealed, and the results of such activities. It also includes the results of an injured worker satisfaction survey conducted by the department.

      If you have any questions regarding the content of this report, please contact me at (360) 902-4203.

Sincerely,

GARY MOORE, Director

      The Department of Labor and Industries Report on the Permanent Partial Disability Closures of Self-Insured Claims is on file in the Office of the Secretary of the Senate.

INTRODUCTION AND FIRST READING

SB 6869             by Senator Roach

AN ACT Relating to special county elections; and amending RCW 29.13.010.

Referred to Committee on State and Local Government.

MOTION

      At 10:38 a.m., on motion of Senator Betti Sheldon, the Senate adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, March 28, 2000.

BRAD OWEN, President of the Senate

TONY M. COOK, Secretary of the Senate